Community Thread LIII: only m(4^2/2)s allowed

Gek · Post #121 » by **Gek** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:27 pm

I just want to reiterate, I never said I didn't want to travel or like to travel. I love it.

I just want to get experience so I can have more freedom 5 years from now when I am better off financially and decide on whether I want to get a masters, MBA or continue learning on the job.

florencemachine · Post #122 » by **florencemachine** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:28 pm

as a neutral bystander east coast for life

the pace of the west coast is just a tad on the slow side for me hahaha

gek- if you don't enjoy cities then fair enough, to each their own. and if its hard finding a job elsewhere then nothing you can do about that. i wouldn't move to a different city just to live there without a stable income LOL

florencemachine · Post #123 » by **florencemachine** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:31 pm

also the thing about that concept gek- the idea of delaying things you're interested in now in the present (such as travelling), and putting them aside for a few years down the track- is that those things may be of less interest to you in 5 years.

say you meet the future mrs gek and have a kid in 5 years- then your interests/priorities will be on your family...and you may not get to travel and experience the world for a long long time!

Gek · Post #124 » by **Gek** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:33 pm

florencemachine wrote:also the thing about that concept gek- the idea of delaying things you're interested in now in the present (such as travelling), and putting them aside for a few years down the track- is that those things may be of less interest to you in 5 years.

say you meet the future mrs gek and have a kid in 5 years- then your interests/priorities will be on your family...and you may not get to travel and experience the world for a long long time!

You keep mistaking traveling for living somewhere. I don't have the money to travel without having a job first. Plain and simple. My family can't foot the bill. Therefore to travel I need a job.

I could stay in grad school and do conferences as travel like I've been doing, but it's not what I want to do with my life so I'm getting a job.

ennui · Post #125 » by **ennui** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:40 pm

and since we are generalizing, the people of the east coast are smarter and more worldly.

Doormatt · Post #126 » by **Doormatt** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:41 pm

if by smart you mean snobby then yes i agree

florencemachine · Post #127 » by **florencemachine** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:42 pm

borematt

ennui · Post #128 » by **ennui** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:20 am

Doormatt wrote:if by smart you mean snobby then yes i agree

it comes with the intellectual territory, and im glad you didn't touch worldly

the west coast (only been to LA) is a close second

ofc bias and whatnot

EArl · Post #129 » by **EArl** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:22 am

Prefer the west coast. Better weather overall.
There are snobby people everywhere BTW.

EArl · Post #130 » by **EArl** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:26 am

After careful thinking i have decided not to award Florence his first and 1 by me. He however gets an honorable mention in this post.

ennui · Post #131 » by **ennui** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:29 am

EArl wrote:Prefer the west coast. Better weather overall.
There are snobby people everywhere BTW.

says snobby ppl are everywhere, proceeds to and 1 doormat's post

what the **** is the logic behind your and 1s, good lawd almighty

EArl · Post #132 » by **EArl** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:30 am

Tasp wrote:
EArl wrote:Prefer the west coast. Better weather overall.
There are snobby people everywhere BTW.

says snobby ppl are everywhere, proceeds to and 1 doormat's post

what the **** is the logic behind your and 1s, good lawd almighty

Do you want an and 1 Tasp?

tugs · Post #133 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:45 am

Gek wrote:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1262978

I tried.

tugs · Post #134 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:46 am

EArl wrote:
Tasp wrote:
EArl wrote:Prefer the west coast. Better weather overall.
There are snobby people everywhere BTW.

says snobby ppl are everywhere, proceeds to and 1 doormat's post

what the **** is the logic behind your and 1s, good lawd almighty

Do you want an and 1 Tasp?

"reads a post
*agrees to the poster
*about to And1
*see's EArl already And1d
*And1 retracted

tugs · Post #135 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:50 am

yo Gek I know this is a cliche but:

"Growth starts once you come out of your comfort zone."

weighing all factors of course. for me this is only applicable if you're "afraid" of trying out new things. regardless of your decision bro, we support you. :thumbsup:

tugs · Post #136 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:51 am

damn it EArl! I feel like all my posts with your And1's have no value at all!

Wavy Q · Post #137 » by **Wavy Q** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:59 am

they're pretty worthless

Gek · Post #138 » by **Gek** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:01 am

tugs wrote:yo Gek I know this is a cliche but:

"Growth starts once you come out of your comfort zone."

weighing all factors of course. for me this is only applicable if you're "afraid" of trying out new things. regardless of your decision bro, we support you.

The only thing I'm honestly afraid of is going bankrupt/into massive debt early in my life. There are multiple legitimate reasons for this that I'm not getting into on the internet. I want to build a somewhat of a stable nest egg and then go from there. I'm not worried about regretting things because I don't regret what I do... that's a terrible way to live. I enjoy my life, enjoy where I am at and am happy about where I'm going. I have fun, go places, meet people and do things. I don't look back and don't let things outside of my control stress me out (a side effect of this is stressing about things in my direct control, such as my financial situation). It is what it is though and I am who I am - no more, no less. Not trying to be something I'm not, but not letting what I'm not keep me from going for something if I want to do it.

Getting a job is coming out of my comfort zone tbh. The easiest and most comfortable path for me is to go get my PhD. It's the one sure thing I could do and what people expect of me (go ahead and psychoanalyze that if you wish)... I'm trying to get into industry and fast track my contributions to society by maximizing the translational aspect of my work.

Gek · Post #139 » by **Gek** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:07 am

tugs wrote:damn it EArl! I feel like all my posts with your And1's have no value at all!

like a blow job from a hooker.

Doormatt · Post #140 » by **Doormatt** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:15 am

Tasp wrote:
Doormatt wrote:if by smart you mean snobby then yes i agree

it comes with the intellectual territory, and im glad you didn't touch worldly

the west coast (only been to LA) is a close second

ofc bias and whatnot

i would say the only reason for a potential intellectual superiority is ivy league colleges. other than that its imo pretty dumb to say that one coast of a country is smarter than another.